The 'Blue People of Kentucky' Story Is Stranger Than Fiction

The True Story of Laura Ingalls Is Much Wilder than Anything in ‘Little House on the Prairie’

Netflix’s new adaptation of the beloved book series will probably leave out some of the most fascinating details from the author’s life—from Pa Ingalls’s ineptitude to the serial killers that stalked Kansas during her childhood.

Book review: Sky Daddy – A bizarre love story with surprising emotional depth

Kate Folk's latest novel about a woman in love with planes sounds absurd on paper, but beneath the strange premise lies a funny, uncomfortable, and surprisingly moving story about loneliness, friendship, and the need to be accepted.

How to Find Joy on a Quiet Day in

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. In his 2022 essay on how to want less, Arthur C. Brooks recalls a line from Ralph Waldo []

'Little House on the Prairie': 5 TV adaptations of the beloved novels

'Little House on the Prairie': 5 TV adaptations of the beloved novels

Lexi Minetree talks 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle'

Lexi Minetree, the star of "Elle," hopes the "Legally Blonde" prequel will inspire modern teens. #LexiMinetree #Elle #LegallyBlonde

Stranger Things stars Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour to reunite as father and daughter in a new Netflix series where she isn't a telekinetic little bald girl

Stranger Things stars Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour to reunite as father and daughter in a new Netflix series where she isn't a telekinetic little bald girl

Boys, men, and dads

It’s easy to overlook the 1951 novel Dan England and the Noonday Devil. Published in the long shadow cast by his first and most famous 1928 novel, Mr. Blue, Myles Connelly’s third and personal favorite [...]

A Little Burnout and a Lot of Lakeside Love, How Carley Fortune Became Canada’s Summer Romance Darling

The best-selling author’s debut novel ‘Every Summer After’ was just adapted into a hit Prime Video series. Next, she’s preparing for season two and heading to Prince Edward Island for the Netflix adaptation of her novel ‘This Summer Will Be Different.’

Millie Bobby Brown Shows Love to “Stranger Things” Bestie Noah Schnapp, Plus Gabrielle Union and More

From L.A. to London, see what your favorite stars are up to

From murder mysteries to memoirs: this summer’s best reads

From murder mysteries to memoirs: this summer’s best reads

Millie Bobby Brown Details Relationship with “Dear Friend” Tom Cruise

Millie Bobby Brown is cranking this friendship up to 11. Though fans watched the Stranger Things alum forge strong friendships with her costars on the Netflix series over the last decade, they’re...

Lexi Minetree On Elle's Dustin Or Miles Choice & If Warner Will Appear

Elle Woods is in a whole new love triangle, and Lexi Minetree doesn't want fans looking too closely at the 'Legally Blonde' timeline for any romantic answers.

‘Astroturfed’: Jill Biden’s Memoir Falls From NY Times Bestseller List

Jill Biden's book mysteriously has dropped from being a New York Times bestseller after just a few weeks. The post ‘Astroturfed’: Jill Biden’s Memoir Falls From NY Times Bestseller List first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Jill Biden’s Newest ‘Bestseller’ Vanishes From Bestseller List In Just Two Weeks

'Many Democrats have accused her of rewriting history.'

Reading Good Literature Can Help Restore America’s Civic Virtue

Americans don’t read literature much any more. I sense, perhaps, a collective shrug from many — who cares if Americans don’t read fiction? Those who favor republican government should care. Reading is a marker of the relative health of a democratic society.

Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone

Great Books are back on everyone’s mind. Christopher Nolan is making a film about one. Many fear a sacrilege—with good reason: Nolan is reported to approve of Emily Wilson’s... The post Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone appeared first on First Things.

Suddenly DOCTOR Jill's Fictional Masterwork Merely Markdown Bin Material

Suddenly DOCTOR Jill's Fictional Masterwork Merely Markdown Bin Material

From the Archives: Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on Robert Altman’s ‘Nashville,’ the Bicentennial, and America

“Nashville—a shadow play of what we have become and where we might look for wisdom,” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., was published in the June 1975 issue of Vogue.

70 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in July

Spend your summer reading cozy romantasy tales, hard sci-fi adventures, ghostly thrillers, and horrifying alt-reality stories.

BURNHAM CORONATION?

BURNHAM CORONATION? (Main headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:STARMER RESIGNS

Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown Reveals X-Men Audition (& Fans Can’t Imagine It)

Stranger Things is often compared to the X-Men, with so many stories riffing on classic comic book stories. Millie Bobby Brown consciously riffs on the X-Men’s Jean Grey, complete with a Season 2 plot loosely inspired by the iconic “Dark Phoenix Saga.” Appropriately enough, though, it seems Brown herself actually auditioned to join the X-Men []

The five best fantasy novels of all time according to Naomi Ishiguro

As she publishes the first in a beguiling new series of novels, the author reveals the books that inspired it

The 2026 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List

You can tell a lot about a person from what fiction they keep on their nightstand. Once a year, we make the staff, contributing editors, and show hosts of War on the Rocks tell on themselves.Kerry AndersonThe Midnight Library, Matt Haig (2020). Drawing on evergreen themes from books and movies such as Sliding Doors or It’s a Wonderful Life, The Midnight Library puts a fresh spin on questions like what’s the meaning of life, how does our presence (or absence) in the world affect those around us, what would have happened if we had made different choices, and are there The post The 2026 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List appeared first on War on the Rocks.

Tucker: “The Whole Story Is Bizarre”

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EastEnders legend Lacey Turner’s long-awaited memoir will be ‘no-nonsense’

She's let us know what to expect

'The Love Hypothesis' Stars Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman Address Book Changes

Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman teased their approach to adapting Ali Hazelwood‘s novel The Love Hypothesis — and hinted whether there would be major book changes. “It felt — as much as it could — like a really timeless romantic comedy. Sometimes they feel a little bit too 2026. The ones that I respond to []

Smartphones Didn’t Kill Reading; The Schools Did

People don’t read as many books as they once did, and that makes me sad. I love books. I want everyone to love books and for children to learn to love reading. And yet, for over 30 years, most children have learned to hate reading, and they have now become adults who hate to read. ...

Kentucky Family Loves Dolly Parton's New Travel Stop [Photos]

Kentucky Family Loves Dolly Parton's New Travel Stop [Photos]

Star Wars Reylo fanfiction turned hit rom-com gets Prime Video premiere

What once was a steamy Reylo fan fiction has now found its place as a movie adaptation on Amazon with its premiere set to debut this September.

Netflix’s ‘Little House on the Prairie’ Is a Charming Reimagining of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Beloved Adventure: TV Review 

More than four decades after the initial series ended its nine-season run on NBC, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved semi-autobiographical novels have been adapted to television once again. Created by Rebecca Sonnenshine and executive produced by Trip Friendly, son of original series producer Ed Friendly, Netflix’s “Little House on the Prairie” is part family drama, part []

Two women find themselves at the mercy of drought and despair in Deserted

Deserted, through 8/2 at Redtwist Theatre The post Two women find themselves at the mercy of drought and despair in <i>Deserted</i> appeared first on Chicago Reader.

What, like it's hard? Newcomer Lexi Minetree put in the work to play a teen Elle Woods in 'Elle'

Lexi Minetree stars as a teenage Elle Woods in a new “Legally Blonde” prequel series for Prime Video.

Books of condolence for David Hockney open in home city of Bradford

The artist died aged 88 earlier this month.

Some Of The Best Shows To Check Out This July

Laura Wilder’s beloved ‘Little House’ novels return in a new adaptation that revisits 19th-century frontier life. Set in 1868, the series follows Pa and Ma Ingalls and their daughters, Laura and Mary, as they leave Wisconsin for Kansas. The story explores the aftermath of the Civil War and introduces sympathetic Osage Nation characters, while retaining [] The post Some Of The Best Shows To Check Out This July appeared first on The Namibian.